Friday, September 23, 2016

IR Vocab Set 2

Book: National GeographicWord: FathomSentence:The animated map above, made by NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio, highlights the river’s huge watershed and every river in it, conveying a magnitude that can be hard to fathom.Definition: topenetratetothetruthof;comprehend;understandPart Of Speech: verbSynonyms: pinpoint, figure out and graspBook: National GeographicWord: StreamflowSentence:Using the streamflow data, NASA’s Horace Mitchell traced the path of all the water that runs into the Gulf via the Mississippi.Definition: thewaterthatflowsinaspecificstreamsite,especiallyitsvolumeand rateofflowPart Of Speech: nounBook: National GeographicWord: AlludedSentence:A double meaning, since both FDR and Nixon alluded to their pets to avoid hounding from political opponents.Definition: tocontainacasualorindirectreferencePart Of Speech: verbSynonyms: point, suggest and refer Book: National GeographicWord: AmbitiousSentence: The "Checkers Speech" was Nixon’s attempt to save his political life. Though now he’s most remembered as a one-and-a-half-term president, in 1952 Nixon was a rising star in Republican politics—an ambitious Californian who had been tapped to join Dwight D. Eisenhower’s presidential ticket after only three years in the U.S. Senate. Shortly after joining Eisenhower, though, Nixon was accused of misusing money from a fund that supporters had set up to pay his political expenses a few years earlier.Definition: stronglydesirous; eagerPart Of Speech: adverbSynonym: energetic, aggressive and determined Book: National Geographic Word: MyrmecologistSentence: The diablito, a kind of bright orange poison frog, is known for its love of ants, says Christian Rabeling, a myrmecologist at the University of Rochester, New York.Definition: the branch of entomology dealing with antsPart Of Speech: nounBook: National Geographic Word: StereomicroscopeSentence: A glimpse through a high-powered stereomicroscope at that ill-fated ant, however, has offered a few clues.Definition: stereoscopic microscopePart Of Speech: nounBook: National GeographicWord: AlkaloidsSentence: Poison frogs get their namesake chemical defenses from alkaloids found in the ants and other critters they consume, says Jonathan Kolby, a National Geographic grantee and director of the Honduras Amphibian Rescue and Conservation Center.Definition: anyofalargeclassoforganic,nitrogen-containingringcompoundsof vegetableoriginandsometimessynthesized,someofwhichareliquid butmostofwhicharesolid,thathaveabittertaste,thatareusually water-insolubleandalcohol-soluble,thatcombinewithacidswithout thelossofawatermoleculetoformwater-solublehydrochlorides,hydro bromides,orthelike,andthatusuallyexhibitpharmacological action ,asnicotine,morphine,or quinine Part Of Speech: nounBook: National Geographic Word: FlourishSentence: Bunch tends to pepper his statements with the flourish: “I’m not that smart.” Don’t be fooled. Listen carefully, and it becomes apparent that Bunch is actually a cunning strategist who demonstrates quite a bit of political acumen.Definition: to be in a vigorous state; thrivePart Of Speech: verbSynonym: twist, spiral and plume